While I understand that some folks would use this as a reason to buy new cranks - note your advisor said "if it was me" - I think you're good to go with the repair. Basically it's metal inserted into metal and there's no reason to believe it'll un-insert itself; keep and eye on it, listen for clicks and pedal on!
On Sunday, August 7, 2022 at 11:32:58 AM UTC-7 Gill wrote: > Last fall through my own dumbassness I stripped the drive side (silver) > crank on my Clem. LBS tapped/threaded insert put the pedal back on and off > I went with no problems since. I recently asked a bike mechanic if he > thought this was a good, permanent solution and he said, “Dude, if it was > me I’d definitely get a new crank” (said with a slightly raised eyebrow so > I’d know he was serious). So in deciding what to do if anyone here has > experience with this sort of thing or a reasoned opinion I’d be grateful to > hear it. > > Decision factors to consider: > I check often and pedal looks/feels fine. > Keeping stuff out of landfills worthy goal > Depedaling (is that a word?) was painful want to avoid going forward. > New cranks don’t come easy > > Questions: > How confident should I be with a repair? > Will changing out pedals compromise? > Should I have machine shop redo lbs repair, assuming skilled machinist > with sophisticated machinery will produce best result? > Should I just get a new crank? > Thanks > Gill > Gloucester MA > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/27c4cc27-1da9-4fb7-8fba-06f560d36a9dn%40googlegroups.com.
